Boynton Beach attorney Albert Richard Meyer, 47, was suspended from practice for 60 days after a Florida Bar investigation found he violated loan modification and foreclosure defense rules.

The Florida Supreme Court approved the Florida Bar’s suspension recommendation earlier this month. Meyer, who was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992, was accused of sharing legal fees with non-attorneys and practicing law outside his jurisdiction.

The owner of the Fort Lauderdale-based Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson has agreed to plead guilty to offenses found during a Florida Bar investigation in what is believed to be the first disciplinary action taken by the regulatory group against a so-called foreclosure mill.

The consent judgment, which still requires approval by the Florida Supreme Court, would suspend attorney Marshall C. Watson for 91 days _ a move that means …

On Friday, the inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency released a report claiming that federal mortgage giant Fannie Mae knew about “unlawful” foreclosure practices dating back to 2006.

That’s when an independent law firm hired by Fannie Mae issued a report that found attorneys in its retained attorney network, including large firms in Florida, were sacrificing accuracy for speed, i.e. “filing false documents in foreclosure proceedings.”

The Florida Bar is asking for disciplinary action against South Florida attorney David J. Stern for ignoring a Fifth District Court of Appeal’s order in a foreclosure case where his firm represented SunTrust Bank.